Posted by
Anthony Rizzuto on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:17:14 PM
Imagine my surprise when I awoke yesterday to discover that according to Janet Napolitano, secretary of homeland security, I am considered a potential threat to the government purely on the basis that I am opposed to giving illegal immigrants amnesty and I am pro-life. I would imagine that many of you reading this fall into the same category. Worse, those who are returning to civilian life after having served this nation with honor are considered to be the most potentially dangerous to the new standard of "national security" being imposed on free thinking Americans by members of the radical left now in charge of the government. Can anyone imagine the howling that would have spread through the mainstream media had the Bush administration proposed similar measures for those who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? While the new standards on so called potential domestic terrorists should be taken seriously, no one, no one, should be intimidated into suppressing their strongly held beliefs. No one on either side should resort to violence of any kind. Having said that, it would appear that it is the left not the right that Ms. Napolitano should be concerning herself with based on former congressman Tom Tancredo's reception at the University of North Carolina last night. Mr. Tancredo was invited there to speak in support of his view against illegal immigration. He had barely started his speech when he was interrupted by violent protesters who broke a window in the auditorium while chanting "no one is illegal". This is what those of us in opposition to the Obama administration's policies are facing, being arrested by a paranoid left wing administration, or being physically silenced by those who fear more than anything, the right of free speech. While I would never incite to violence I sure as hell am not going to take it from the other side without responding in kind and I will never submit to illegal habeas corpus simply for having an opinion that does not fall in line with the policies of this or any administration. That is not what my friends and family sacrificed their lives for when they fought in defense of this nation.